Joseph Vliers (18 December 1932 in Tongeren – 19 January 1994 in Tongeren[5]), (mostly called Jef Vliers), was a Belgian football player who finished top scorer of the Belgian First Division with 25 goals and in 1958 while playing for Beerschot. He formerly played with Patria Tongeren and then with Racing de Bruxelles. In the summer of 1955, he moved to Beerschot and he eventually played with Standard Liège. Vliers played six times with the Belgium national team between 1955 and 1963. He made his international debut on 3 April 1955 in a 1–0 friendly defeat to the Netherlands. He was in the team for the 1954 FIFA World Cup but he did not play.
,_Bestanddeelnr_918-1931.jpg) Vliers for Standard de Liège in 1965 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Jean Vliers | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Tongeren, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 19 January 1994 (aged 61) | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1954 | K.S.K. Tongeren | 138[1] | (104) |
| 1954–1956 | RC Brussels | 28[2] | (10) |
| 1956–1959 | K. Beerschot V.A.C. | 90[3] | (44) |
| 1959–1966 | Standard de Liège | 186[4] | (23) |
| Total | 439 | (181) | |
| International career | |||
| 1955–1963 | Belgium | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1967–1969 | Racing White | ||
| 1969–1970 | Beerschot | ||
| 1972–1974 | Beringen | ||
| 1976–1977 | Royal Antwerp | ||
| 1978–1979 | Waterschei Thor | ||
| 1979 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| 1981–1983 | Tongeren | ||
| 1983–1984 | Beringen | ||
| 1984 | Luxembourg | ||
| 1988 | Standard de Liège | ||
| 1988–1989 | Genk | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Honours edit
Club edit
Standard Liège[6] edit
- Belgian First Division champions: 1960-61, 1962-63
- Belgian First Division runners-up: 1961-62, 1964-65
Individual edit
- Belgian First Division top scorer: 1957–58 (35 goals)[7]
References edit
- ^ (Peter Mariën)
- ^ (Peter Mariën)
- ^ (Peter Mariën)
- ^ (Peter Mariën)
- ^ Jef Vliers, worldfootball.net
- ^ "Standard de Liège | Palmares" (in French). standard.be. 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Topscorer Eerste Klasse". voetbal.com (in Dutch). 8 January 2024.
External links edit
- Joseph Vliers at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at Standard de Liège[permanent dead link]
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